West Nipissing police pursuit leads to charges

A police pursuit earlier this week lead to a 24-year-old Sturgeon Falls woman who is now facing trafficking charges and resisting arrest. West Nipissing Police Service stopped a motorist Thursday at 10 p.m. on Cache Bay Road in Sturgeon Falls. The female was advised she was being arrested for possession of a controlled substance, according to police. “The female ran from the officer but was apprehended a short distance away. A search of the woman’s vehicle was conducted and police seized cocaine, Hydromorphone pills, Methamphetamine pills, packaging material and Canadian currency.” The street value of the drugs seized in valued at approximately $15,500. Kasandra Lafond was charged with possession of controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and resist arrest.